pfg84

Featured on Computer Arts' Inspiration Gallery

2012-01-10T09:38:00.004Z

There is some great artists included in this blog every day, also a great chance to submit your own stuff for a bit of extra publicity check it out: Inspiration Gallery - 09 January

First Lady Christmas Fayre - Brick Lane

2011-12-13T08:10:00.000Z

Hello!

Myself and loads of amazing, beautiful and talented individuals will be showing our stuff at this Market on Sunday so please come along say hello and see if you can't get some amazing last minute Christmas gifts.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Paul Giles

Andreya Triana Portrait 2.

2011-12-13T08:07:00.000Z

I did a second to try and capture another mood to Andreya's Music.... Make sure you check out her stuff whilst looking at these pics. And let me know what you think.

Andreya seemed to like the first: http://twitter.com/#!/andreyatriana

Andreya Triana Portrait.

2011-11-28T18:02:00.000Z

Couple more pages from the Sketchbook Project.

2011-10-05T09:13:00.000+01:00

If anyone else is involved in this project i'd love to see and share your work on tumblr/twitter so post up a link! These two include Boba Fett and Bjork...Just another excuse to experiment with my line work :)

Sketchbook Project

2011-09-21T18:50:00.002+01:00

This is a great project I've got involved with and FINALLY started on my sketchbook.

The title I choose was along the line, an excuse to draw more on the train (district line. get it?) and also work on the fascination I have with making my own line completely unique as well as using this line work as other facets of the composition using different materials and approaches.

Here are a couple of my first pages that I scanned in.

Also get involved! http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

Your sketchbook will get toured around the world! I think this is a great way of encouraging artists to create exactly what represents them and their individual interests and style without trying to impress the commercial world.

Scroobius Pip

2011-05-29T20:10:00.000+01:00

Scroobius Pip put an open call out on facebook for artwork to be submitted and considered for his upcoming solo album. I gave it a shot:

FREE CUSTOM T-SHIRT

2011-05-29T17:24:00.001+01:00

I created 4 custom t-shirts with a few stencils and some spray paint and for A LIMITED TIME ONLY you can get your hands on one for free when you buy a Mister Giles T-shirt

Check out the designs below, and remember to email me pfg84@blueyonder.co.uk and let me know your name and which FREE CUSTOM TEE you would prefer!

REMEMBER THERE IS ONLY ONE OF EACH!

VERY LIMITED EDITION

Marilyn = Large Pink Tee

CCTV = Medium Charcoal Tee

SKULL = Medium White Tee

MIC = Medium Blue tee

Radiohead Vs NES....

2011-03-07T17:54:00.001Z

Radiohead Vs NES - Lotus Flower REMIXED from Paul Giles on Vimeo.

I did a little remix of Radiohead's Lotus Flower using footage from some now what feels like ancient computer games from the NES including megaman and streetfighter, see how many you can spot?

I layered all of these on top of each other and meticulously cut the frames out to the snare at the base of the song.

Let me know what you think of the results I had fun creating this and think I'm quite happy with the results.

Baby Banksy

2011-02-25T13:48:00.002Z

Drawings on a train :)

2011-02-05T14:50:00.000Z

I have started a group on facebook all about drawing on trains.

I have a slightly awkward journey to and from work everyday on the train and decided to start drawing people...

Its a relatively short journey sometimes so I rush to get something down and sometimes capture some interesting features of the person although the results aren't technically brilliant I find it fun to look back at how I translated someones appearance to the page without being able to think much about proportions, light, perspective or anything I would consider in a life class sitting.

Please come and have a look and JOIN IN too! I want people to start sharing these inane moments in travel and bring more creativity to public transport :)

So come and join:
DRAWINGS ON A TRAIN!

Catch up...New Job less time.... :)

2011-02-04T13:33:00.000Z

Thought i'd try and post some catch up images since i've been struggling to get spare time at the moment, working for an advertising company doing various things designing illustrating film editing creating blah blah blah....internship at the moment though :/

Anyway I have done a few things since last posted on here I hope you like them.

A little attempt at video editing

2010-12-03T17:06:00.001Z

Hopefully your feeling this video, so give me your vote at Mpora.com THANK YOU! :)

Also started work on some pieces for Homecut, here was the first idea draft

Please check it out, the server wouldn't upload the image to here.

The First Lady Xmas Fayre

2010-11-29T21:43:00.000Z

Click the link below to see S.D.G East London's pics and info avout all the great talent and lovely people that were at The First Lady Xmas Fayre!!

The First Lady Xmas Fayre

S.D.G East London & Mister Giles

Limited Edition Prints....

2010-11-22T10:17:00.000Z

I will be selling these and a few more at The First Lady Xmas Fayre next sunday the 28th November @ The Queen of Hoxton.....hope to see you there!

The harder i scream the quieter i become

2010-10-31T11:33:00.000Z

Catch Up!!!

2010-10-18T12:39:00.001+01:00

I haven't been very good at keeping my blog up to date what with all the other sites i have been drowning in....But here is a big mess of recent stuff for to enjoy. Please come and say hello at my Flickr if you want to see more :)

Upcoming Shopping event....Amazing Talents...

2010-09-30T16:00:00.000+01:00

SHOPPING EVENT WEBSITE

Hello lovely people, we have teamed up with Inspirational YOU to bring you, 'The First Lady" Christmas Fayre. I know November seems far away but at the rate time is flying it will be upon us soon. The First Lady is a female focussed shopping event for women that like to be a little different.

We will be selling items from our new collection alongside:
Kayobi clothing - Afrocentric street wear
Dat Tag - Urban street wear
GP UK - Jewellery
Mister Giles - Art
Puckoo Couture - All things spandex
Swanz Fly - Street wear for women
Embellished Attire - Customised clothing
RJL Designs - Accessories
Auntie's Closet -Vintage apparel including designer brands
Purple Turtle Beads - Handmade beaded accessories
Weave Good Hair - Luxury hair extensions
SDG East London - Clothing
Be Rare Jewellery - Hand made jewellery
more to be confirmed.

Get your nails 'did' by:
Nails by Ama and NailsByMei. Nail services include Minx, Gelish, Hand painted nail art...

Listen to music from:
Sherry Davis, Samantha Heard, Caroline Jay, Aruba Red, Sarah Farrell and DJ Kengo Oshima.

We have guest speakers and a whole lot more. Treat yourself and your loved ones to something a little alternative this Christmas with gifts from The First Lady Christmas Fayre.

Make sure you bring a shopping budget!

x

S.D.G.EastLondon: Paul Giles - Artist, Illustrator, Designer.

2010-09-20T14:14:00.000+01:00

S.D.G.EastLondon: Paul Giles - Artist, Illustrator, Designer.: "Mister Giles I started art at school, but I wasn’t particularly devoted to it I enjoyed it but then I started to get taught about graffi..."

Yin and Yang

2010-09-12T17:14:00.003+01:00

One of those days when nothing was working in my eyes, so came up with a few different versions of the colour scheme yet I think I prefer the basic black print of it....let me know what you think?? Hopefully this will end up as a big print on a woman's casual dress...and maybe on a blokes Tshirt....hmmm i wonder.

F*K WAR

2010-09-12T17:08:00.002+01:00

Two versions of the same idea....

The CoolCrew feature....

2010-08-17T17:52:00.002+01:00

TheCoolCrew Blog, did a feature on our T-shirt company.....check it out!

http://thecoolcrewblog.com/2010/08/14/mister-giles-fashion-art-combo-inspiration/

Pharoahe Monch - Portrait

2010-08-09T18:45:00.001+01:00

Practice and in production....

2010-08-09T11:02:00.002+01:00

Working on my style for a commission of a Marilyn Monroe portrait, and also practicing using the musician Homecut as a subject, well he did wear our Tee at his gig at Vibe Bar earlier in the year so its only fair to give him a bit of promotion. Also his music is amazing so if you haven't heard of it or bought his album go do it!! NOW! http://www.myspace.com/homecut

Slightly unfinished new designs....

2010-07-14T15:30:00.002+01:00

Finally available online!!

2010-07-11T08:41:00.004+01:00

Please check out my T-shirts available here!!! They are high quality American Apparel T-shirts with the design printed on the front and the logo printed on the back of the neck. Very nice :)

Please let me know what you think of the designs, and the colours...would you prefer to see some different colour combination's of these designs? How do you feel about wearing white Tees some people are quite against it apparently! What colour shirts are you drawn towards personally?? Let me know ALL feedback is greatly appreciated! :)

Mister Giles....nearly there!!!

2010-05-31T21:04:00.004+01:00

So I haven't posted on here for a little while now, but its because i've been working my ass off in my day job and then doing the same again in the evenings to try and get the launch of this ready....My very own designs finally getting printed and sold!! Setting up the necessary websites, printers etc..blah blah, anyway its DONE!

The Tee's will be on sale next Sunday 6th June at Brick Lane market!! Here are the proof's from the printers for the first 3 designs, please come along and say hello and buy a T-Shirt for summer if you have some time, also we will be seen celebrating at Vibe Bar with the amazing musician Homecut for a free gig that evening which i'm almost just as excited about. http://www.mistergiles.com/

Its going to be a sunny day in East London this Sunday...!

Norweigen Wood - Naoko

2010-05-17T20:45:00.003+01:00

"All of us are imperfect human beings living in an imperfect world. We don't live with the mechanical precision of a bank account or by measuring all our lines and angles with rulers and protractors."

p355 Norweigen Wood - Haruki Murakami

Missing in Acton - M.I.A Portrait

2010-04-05T13:06:00.002+01:00

Bob Marley Portrait....1st effort

2010-03-31T16:05:00.003+01:00

I feel like these colours are a bit of a cliche when used with a portrait of Bob Marley.....I might try something different, let me know what you think?

Illustration Friday - Expired

2010-03-19T19:16:00.002Z

"Your ticket has expired....."

View larger version here......http://www.flickr.com/photos/pfg84/4445499793/sizes/l/

HeavyWeightArtist Contest....Uncle Warrior!

2010-03-16T14:09:00.004Z

Don't think I really have a chance in this contest, but was definitely fun to enter. My stuff seems perfect for T-Shirt printing and hopefully one day this will come to fruition.....You should enter too....here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/heavyweightartist/

Subterranean homesick alien - Illustration Friday

2010-03-15T14:07:00.003Z

Portrait of Radioheads Thom Yorke inspired by the song Subterranean homesick alien....For the illustration friday topic - Subterranean....Hope you like it.

"The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling back into the great subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises.” ~ Sigmund Freud

Brave - Illustration Friday

2010-03-08T17:15:00.005Z

The Tiger's Whisker (http://www.storiestogrowby.com/stories/tiger_wh_korea.html)

Would you have have to be brave or stupid to try and pull a whisker off the face of a tiger??

This design is also up for voting here..... http://www.infectious.com/voting/pfg84/whiskers/6854

Patterns Piece 2

2010-03-04T11:30:00.000Z

Patterns Piece 1

2010-03-02T13:36:00.001Z

Work concentrating on improving my figures and experimenting with patterns.

Illustration Friday - Perspective

2010-03-01T14:53:00.001Z

Homeless or just tired?....I suppose it depends on your perspective.... :)

Jay-Z Portrait

2010-02-26T12:55:00.002Z

Painting Commission rough draft....

2010-02-20T10:20:00.001Z

Illustration Friday - Adrift

2010-02-14T12:45:00.002Z

"We're meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?"

Re-working...Seperate Love/Lust

2010-02-08T14:28:00.000Z

D&C - need some opinions please....

2010-02-05T12:23:00.001Z

1, 2 or 3??

Dazed and Confused....1st attempt or is it second?!?...

2010-02-03T15:18:00.001Z

Sneak preview of an entry for... http://www.dazeddigital.com/Projects/DecadeDrawnOut/Default.aspx

Its not finished yet, but its a picture of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs! for Dazed and Confused competition..

Pfg84 - FIRST FONT....Download for FREE!

2010-01-30T12:14:00.001Z

I decided to make a quick font, since this is my first...you can download and use it for free....Limited to 1st 100 downloads over the next 7 days.....https://www.yousendit.com/download/S1VEZGVYTWM5bEIzZUE9PQ

DaftIllustration - first half

2010-01-25T13:07:00.006Z

As a personal project I decided to try and do an illustration for each track off the Daft Punk Album - Human After All. After the recent rejection from Boxfresh I could do with some positive comments.....But maybe their designs are to generic to explode some art like mine on to the scene....or not.

Anyway here are the first few of the DaftIllustrationS! I hope you like them they are pretty different from what I normally do but a worthy experiment none the less....

Lust/Lust.....SevinSins competition

2010-01-20T12:51:00.003Z

"My mouth went across: a spider, trying to hide.
In you, behind you, timid, driven by thirst"
- 'I have gone marking' - Pablo Neruda

A great question has been peddling around the depths of mind creating this image; what is the colour of lust? The bottom was my first attempt....Let me know what you think? And what colours would you use to represent lust?? Is it a different content from lust if included in love?

Admiral Nightmare

2010-01-07T15:24:00.000Z

Inspired by a particularly messed up dream...

Illustration Friday - Renewal

2010-01-04T14:58:00.003Z

I had a few ideas of what renewal meant to me, including love, meditation, healing and growth....see if you can spot the symbols for each ;)

This is my first submission to Illustration friday.com, I'm not too sure about the colours but they are meant to symbolise autumn and spring....hmmmm. - Renewal (change is hard). -

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

2010-01-02T13:41:00.003Z

"That's what alchemists do. They show that, when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too."

Just finished this book, was a good read. A different writing style to the usual sort of thing I read but has some great snippets in it and have a feeling I will dive back into this book into the future not for the story but theories and thought process advocated inside....Well anyway here is the illustration inspired by the Spanish Shepard looking for his treasure in life....(It's at the pyramids ;)
and a quote from the book....

Homecut - Album of the year....

2009-12-28T12:41:00.003Z

Portrait of Homecut.......Mentioned in Album of the year, in the Metro of all places....
I think the bottom one is my favorite just could not make my mind up on the colour schemes...All that Xmas overdoing it has clouded my judgement, so let me know what you think....Happy NYE!

Supposed Competition Winner.....Boxfresh

2009-12-22T13:40:00.004Z

A long long time ago I won a Boxfresh T-Shirt Design Competition(With the skull design above) I was quite excited at the time thought this could be the start of something.... and as part of the prize they were supposed to print and help design 6 T-shirts with me....These are the designs I submitted. Hopefully one day I will receive the feedback promised.... And hopefully they will be Printed!!! If not on Boxfresh then on my own label!!!

Kafka on the Shore - Illustration

2009-12-14T14:25:00.003Z

Just finished a fantasticaly bizarre book called 'Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami' if you haven't read it and you like things to be just a little bit crazy and different then I recommend it...His style of writing is beautiful and addictive even tho I have a feeling some of the translation is slightly over Americanised or if you prefer Americanized!

There are two stories followed in the book slowly interweaving through the book, one of a 15 year-old boy who runs away from home who calls him-self Kafka Tamura, and another a story of old man Nakata who can talk to cats and make the sky rain fish...yes I know strange but if you can just suspend your disbelief and install some belief in the fantastical it really is a brilliant journey that the Author takes you on.....I can't wait to read more of his books and no doubt work on some more illustrations inspired by them!! So keep your eyes peeled!!

At the moment I'm reading Paulho Coelho's The Alchemist so it might be a little while before another Murakami inspired piece pops up....

Mega.Joy...the genius that is KidKanevil

2009-12-09T15:44:00.001Z

Portrait of Kidkanevil......check him out...

I thought of you....

2009-12-08T16:56:00.000Z

ArtSpace Galleries Exhibition Mayfair.

2009-12-06T09:14:00.006Z

Well the short life in a Mayfair gallery has come to an abrupt end I will be collecting my paintings this afternoon. It was a lovely little exhibition just a pity it didn't get as much promotion as we would have hoped but at such short notice its a great experience to have had. Myself and another very talented illustrator named Joe Beale (check out his blog!!) enjoyed the private view and hope to move on to the next gallery maybe in Paris or New York....but probably Shoreditch!

Cracking New York ;)

2009-11-24T13:22:00.004Z

hatfactorypublishing.blogspot.com/

A beautiful small book created to promote artists in New York, featuring myself and some other amazing artists!!

Get over there BUY YOURSELF A COPY

NEW BOOK and the unfolding darkness

So I think we put together a sweet little book. All the artists that contributed where really great and quick. Over all I think the book took about a month to really get the thing off the ground. It was a little confusing having both Isaac and I dealing with artists from like three different emails. We are definitely going to do another book. Hopefully we can make enough with this one to pay for this one and the next one. I don't doubt that will happen. I mean I loved seeing it all come together. Isaac did a lot of the leg work as far as laying images out and when he brought over the mock up I was surprised at how well everything went together. Screening the cover and envelops was really cool too. That was the step where the project came together for me. So yeah, I am really proud of this book. "

Separate Love/Lust

2009-11-24T09:39:00.002Z

Can Love and Lust ever really be separated.

I don't bleed (when i think of you).

2009-11-19T10:53:00.002Z

"Then dry my eyes and keep on walking til the motion makes me strong
Until one day i realise I don't remember that you're gone"
Emmy the Great - Canopies and Grapes

Modern Romance

2009-11-18T12:31:00.002Z

"I want to hold the hand inside you
I want to take a breath that's true"
Mazzy Star - Fade into you

Belief in Joy

2009-11-16T15:23:00.001Z

Baggage of Excess/Eloquent Misuse

2009-10-15T14:22:00.002+01:00

Eloquent Misuse.

Baggage of Excess. (Oh Amy).

Giving up isn't easy/The Kiss/I'm. Alone....I'm Single./

2009-09-26T10:56:00.005+01:00

THE BIG DAY!!

2009-09-11T16:06:00.005+01:00

First day of the THAMES FESTIVAL tomorrow!!! Many great artists selling stuff, and i'm selling some pieces too, from the Static Love collection. Hopefully it will be a great laugh and successful. Come down and have a look around it should be a nice day out! And look out for us at the Brick Lane Arts and Crafts festival in a few weeks time....! :)

Play Room Collective - Thames Festival

2009-09-03T15:00:00.001+01:00

Very Limited Edition Prints For Sale

2009-09-02T11:23:00.004+01:00

This and a few other pieces, will be for sale as Limited edition A1 Giclee Prints at the Thames Festival. 12th-13th September. London, UK.
Near the Millenium Wheel, Jubilee Gardens, come and say hello. I'll be the one with a beer in my hand.

There will be a few other very talented and popular illustrators and artists selling pieces too, this is a special opportunity to come and talk to us and learn more about the work, chill out and chat!

you can learn more about our group here:

http://playroomillustration.blogspot.com/

And an article here:

http://www.jotta.com/magazine/articles/150/all-work-and-more-play

Hope to see you down there! :)

Sneak preview of Boxfresh DEsigns///>>>

2009-08-28T17:50:00.003+01:00

Bit of an experiment as usual from me, wanted to see how the 'Static Love' subject and style would convert to T shirt, with a little more concentration on composition and focal points. Completely obscure when the canvas is someones chest!! The colours are not as directly effected by the emotion of the piece unlike in the 'Static Love' series, as to allow for some variation in the 'canvas' colour....Cant have them all designed on White T shirts can we now!! It will be very interesting to see how these sell when they are printed and whether I can experiment with wrap around designs, and maybe introducing more colours and layers, and maybe even gradients....Keep your eyes peeled for more sneak previews, and I'll let you know when they get printed obviously!! :)

Fat Freddys Drop

2009-08-10T18:02:00.002+01:00

Back on it....."Waiting for nothing"

2009-08-10T12:42:00.002+01:00

A feeling of waiting, always waiting for something to happen in your life, relationship or even your night out....Always feeling like this something will come, really deep down feeling like you know that it should in all likelihood happen, but the truth is it may never and will never happen, as you expect or at all.

think positively...

2009-06-25T22:53:00.002+01:00

don't doubt yourself. think positive. good things will happen.

I can be sick. I could be sadistic.....

2009-06-22T17:42:00.001+01:00

Again and Again (i end up like this)

2009-06-16T12:48:00.002+01:00

I little bit of a darker more personal piece....

I need to touch her/why cant i love her

2009-06-15T15:00:00.004+01:00

Used a few different textures than usual...still homemade but photos this time....hope you like it.
:)

Static Love...continued.

2009-06-15T12:46:00.003+01:00

What good is your ear if a qtip aint in it?

2009-06-13T16:51:00.003+01:00

Q_Tip's new album renaissance seemed to reminding the whole commercial world what hip hop is meant to be! Hopefully this will roll back the years by influencing many producers to come....we'll see.

?uest Love....

2009-06-13T16:47:00.003+01:00

Going to see this guy play tonight at Cargo in London...he is a hip hop pioneer and master, so thought I'd dedicate an illustration to him....of him!

Quite enjoyed giving a bit more space to my abstract stylings....wasn't to sure about the color on this one....but happy with how it came out overall. Let me know what you think! :)

"Am i just another man to her?"

2009-06-13T11:19:00.002+01:00

Catching up..."I will never love anyone else"

2009-06-13T08:52:00.004+01:00

So I've been so busy working on boring things like promotional material and website stuff....YAWN!!! But ive done a couple works to catch up one for the static love series which I am still doing but to what end i know not....and one of a photo I liked, I need to add more dimensions to my portfolio hopefully including some works that could be used for editorials.

Threesome

2009-05-27T12:55:00.001+01:00

Investigating the possible realities of a popular fantasy.

DIRTY DIGGERS

2009-05-26T16:49:00.003+01:00

"WELL ITS THE SUN THAT GETS YOU UP,
AND ITS THE FACES THAT GET YOU OUT,
SEEMS ITS ALWAYS EASIER WHEN YOU KNOW THAT
SOMEBODY NEEDS YOU"

"IT'LL BE OK CAUSE I KNOW THE REST OF THE WORLD BLEEDS TOO"
- Dirty Diggers - It'll be ok

No freedom without sacrifice.....

2009-05-26T13:44:00.002+01:00

This is a portrait of a Leeds based artist, Testament; who has been playing for years, hosting New Bohemia at The Faversham, I used to see him perform at every gig that was held there from Pharoahe Monch, Bugz in the Attic to my favorite who i have seen 3-4 times, including my last two birthdays, Kidkanevil. He has just brought out an album under the name Homecut.
It also has Corinne Bailey Rae singing on it, and its great to hear her voice again, she stopped singing after the death of her husband Jason Rae, Who I previously illustrated in The Haggis Horns portrait. The album is called No Freedom without Sacrifice, and i have listened to it a shit load already.

I'm really starting to enjoy these portraits of artists I enjoy the music of as it feels like i can give the image more depth, and personal touch, also I seem to be getting more comfortable with the colours i use and am almost creating a personal pallette with the soft gradients and warm/cool contrasts. This personal pallette has got to be bringing out the emotional side of the musician i want to bring out. Anyway, I'm going to carry on and then take the jump into getting some of these printed!!! At last!!

Jason Rae...R.I.P

2009-05-23T17:32:00.002+01:00

The Haggis Horns......http://www.myspace.com/thehaggishorns

STATIC LOVE; I CANT BELIEVE SHE IS STILL TALKING TO HIM

2009-05-20T11:02:00.002+01:00

I was thinking about the contained nature of these pictures, and the fact they are all confined into this section in the middle of an A3 page, which I think will work when printed onto A1, but in smaller works It might be better working towards having full figures in the picture, this will give more freedom to the painting that occurs in the process and the expressive marks I enjoy making, this will also be easier to convert into giant pieces....Although the content may have to change slightly, perhaps using full body fashion shoots as a foundation.

"Illustration is like visual DJing, and in this spirit I'm a DJ. There are plenty of existing images, a visual overflow. Why should I create anything new? Firstly, I'm looking for existing material that works with the idea and then I remix it. Secondly, If I can't find something specific, I draw or photograph what I need and start to sample myself." - Mone Maurer (www.monemaurer.com

This quote is to help myself overcome any fear of using other peoples images as a jumping off point for my art work, I feel my work brings its own style to the image and even the most famous may become unrecognizable to the original artist, but still I feel like I need more input in the foundation of my sources.

STATICLOVE...(more old pics)

2009-05-19T17:10:00.001+01:00

Older pics, forgot to post them....

2009-05-14T09:12:00.003+01:00

This is the first experiment for an idea for my small portfolio, and that was to practice my typography/writing to try and achieve a constant style, one i have used for logos in the past. And use it to illustrate the title of the piece on the opposite page after putting the type through the same process as the painting to see if the two style could mesh well together, since this is only the first try I'm still not sure if it is at all successful, I will do a few more i think to help make my mind up.

The Streets....(On the edge of a cliff)

2009-05-13T19:11:00.003+01:00

Mike Skinner and the Streets have done very well not to float off in to obscurity, their last album sounds nothing like their first...But his lyrics continue to strike chords of relativity with me, especially when he is more conceptual, he is constantly trying to do something different....inspirational is a word i could use, and fuck it i did.

Back to Static Love/////

2009-05-13T19:09:00.003+01:00

One more colour in this than original, which means it will probably not end up a screen print, but you never know.....

Work work work work....my brain is frying onto this screen, which is looking further and further away.

small animation fun....

2009-05-13T19:00:00.002+01:00

Taught myself a cool little trick on After Effects.....

Portishead....

2009-05-13T10:38:00.003+01:00

Beth Gibbons - Sounds stupid but I wanted the colours in this to represent the feeling and mood of their music, but also capture the warmth I feel when I listen to their music.....Some people find it depressing I find it deep, soothing and inspiring.

Thinking about the music in this way makes creating the picture a lot easier for me to enjoy, and also relates to the original process used in static love which was a lot more personal and therefore easier to reflect in the mood and colour of the piece.

So i may choose a few more artists based on perhaps how a single song has affected me, and the mood it inspired or perfectly represented.

Static Tunes.....(portraits)

2009-05-11T16:24:00.002+01:00

So I have been trying to expand the style and process I developed for my Static Love project into a slightly more commercial vain, by looking at some of my favorite musicians and doing portraits of them....The only problem I have discovered is figuring out the emotion of the character i want to portray in the colours that I choose to represent them....

So far I have sent my first one to the subject Kidkanevil and had some positive feedback, and may even be featured on his website so fingers crossed!! I will do some more smaller artists so that i may be able to get some feedback on my work, which gives me a lot of confidence for my next piece! :)

Once again if you have time please leave some comments! :)

first attempt...

2009-05-07T20:45:00.005+01:00

this is the first attempt ive had at changing my process and style to different content, at first portraits/situation art, to see how it converts.....The use of more detail may have changed it into something that looks a bit too much like a photo manipulation....but ill have to do more to find out. Plus without the emotion relating directly to the original colour choice, i think it may lack some feeling...perhaps the need is to put more narrative into the portraits?...hmmm

Simplification?

2009-05-07T20:02:00.004+01:00

Final Copies of STATIC LOVE, to be printed....

2009-04-30T15:59:00.005+01:00

How they shall be printed i'm still not sure, whether digital allows it to be bigger and more expensive?? I'm also planning to illustrate the titles of the pieces and print them in slightly different colours and style for my A4 Portfolio....But for the big portfolio it will hopefully be a combination of Screen Printing and Large prints A1 perhaps on canvas....we shall see! Let me know what you think if you have the time to leave a comment :)

ALLIWANTTODOISLOVEYOU

2009-04-06T13:58:00.002+01:00

ICANTDOTHISNOTIFITSHERFIRSTTIME

2009-04-04T13:50:00.000+01:00

ILLALWAYSREMEMBERTHISIHOPE

2009-04-03T20:50:00.000+01:00

ICANTLETHERTREATMELIKETHISANYMORE.

2009-04-01T18:37:00.000+01:00

This process seems to bring out a slightly different result every time i use it.....but because of the certain random-esque aspect to its creation i find it much much easier to distance my self from it, and reflect on it that much quicker.....I will keep going, creating. But I still have mixed emotions about the origins of the photographs, whilst i like the concept behind it....it feels like i need slightly more customization/input on the position of the model.....

In a way, i don't choose my image until i have an emotion or story to match it or a moment that reflects it.

I will carry on reflecting AFTER finishing a few more, as the doubt at the moment only seems to be denting my work flow.....head in the sand for now!

Static Love (rough drafts for printing)

2009-03-31T15:45:00.000+01:00

Rough layout's for screen prints, Static Love 1.

ICANTLOOKHERINTHEEYEANYMORE

2009-03-30T18:20:00.001+01:00

ICANTLOOKHERINTHEEYEANYMORE

Screen Print Converts

2009-03-28T16:05:00.000Z

This will be the first of images i will convert, to make possible to turn into a limited edition of screenprints....I hope!

More experimentation....will i ever consider something not an experiment...

2009-03-28T13:44:00.000Z

CANTILOOKHERSTRAIGHTINTHEEYEANYMORE...

dwelling on paranoid repercussions of damaging a friendship......perhaps??